sigmoid flexure

American  

noun

1. Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.

2. Also called sigmoid colon.  an S -shaped curve of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

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sigmoid flexure British  

noun

1. zoology an S-shaped curve, as in the necks of certain birds

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Etymology

Origin of sigmoid flexure

First recorded in 1780–90

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sigmoid flexure

Chapman mentions a case in which the liver was displaced by dilatation of the sigmoid flexure.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The autopsy showed the sigmoid flexure gone, and from the caput ceci to the termination the colon only measured 14 inches.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Although this wound crossed the small intestine area, it is probable that the symptoms may have been due to an injury of the rectum or sigmoid flexure.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

It is possible that a wound in the sigmoid flexure was present which had already closed at the time of operation.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Is it any wonder that ninety-eight persons of adult age out of every hundred suffer more or less from chronic inflammation and ulceration of anus, rectum, sigmoid flexure, colon, or appendix?

From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)